What is meant by extracellular digestion? How is it different from intracellular digestion?

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Extracellular digestion Intracellular digestion

The process in which
the digestion of food
takes place outside
the cell is called extracellular
digestion. The process in which food is digested in the vacuoles inside the cells is called intracellular digestion.

Digestive enzymes are secreted into the cavity of alimentary canal. Digestive enzymes
are secreted
into the food vacuole.

Digestive
products diffuse
across the intestinal wall into various parts of the body. Digestive product diffuse
into the
cytoplasm.

For example,
in mammals, the
process takes
place within the lumen of the digestive system. For example, in amoeba the process takes place inside the cell.

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Extracellular digestion	Intracellular digestion
The process in which the digestion of food takes place outside the cell is called extracellular digestion.	The process in which food is digested in the vacuoles inside the cells is called intracellular digestion.
Digestive enzymes are secreted into the cavity of alimentary canal.	Digestive enzymes are secreted into the food vacuole.
Digestive products diffuse across the intestinal wall into various parts of the body.	Digestive product diffuse into the cytoplasm.
For example, in mammals, the process takes place within the lumen of the digestive system.	For example, in amoeba the process takes place inside the cell.